Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 149, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110669
Keywords
Heavy metals pollution; Sediments and mangroves (Avicenia marina); Marine pollution; National and international comparisons; Yanbu red sea
Funding
- College of Science and Applied Science Research Center at Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia [50267]
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The objectives of this study are to assess the spatial distribution and the bio-accumulation of heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in the marine sediments and the mangroves (Avicennia marina) at Yanbu Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn concentrations in the sediments were 14.9-289, 17.2-217.2, 27.3-241.8, 11.5-111.3 and 48.8-511.5 mu g g(-1), respectively. The values in the roots were 16.3-40.5, 16.8-37.3, 17.2-38.2, 2.4-6.7 and 31.5-62.4 mu g g(-1) while the concentrations in the leaves were 14.2-50.1, 18.1-40.2, 16.1-56.3, 2.3-9.9 and 36.8-84.9 mu g g(-1), respectively. The pollution load was estimated in terms of the different ecological pollution indices such as geo-accumulation, contamination factors and pollution index, potential ecological risk, potential toxicity response indices and biological concentration factors. Briefly, the coastal area of the Red Sea at Yanbu is contaminated with heavy metals, which may affect the quality of the aquatic lives and human beings.
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